Yesterdays long run was suppose to be 13.1miles. I knew that I would not be able to run the whole thing without stopping and stretching but I had no idea that I would actually walk part of it and then call it a day at mile 10.
My running partner had to pull out of the training due to a stress fracture in her left tibia. She, of course, is not at all happy about this! All the training she has done and knocking her out of the half marathon =( I know she is sad but I have to tell you.....I am so so so sad!! How am I gonna finish this training schedule without her by my side? How am I gonna do the half marathon without her there beside me telling me "its just one more mile"!? I felt unsure and nervous about this half even running with her but now I find myself with even more uncertainty and more nervousness. It just seems like since training for this half marathon there have been huge obstacles that have come into play. The weather this summer and my PF being the main ones. I have told myself that this race is about having fun and just finishing it. Not to at all, worry about the time. If it takes me 4hrs then so be it! And I have told myself that its super okay to take walking breaks! Yea, all this isn't working too much. I'm scared to death. I don't know anybody at this race. What if the weather is super sucky like yesterdays long run?? Oh yea, about that. So, since my running partner couldn't be there due to her injury my hubby agreed to bike along beside me. When we started out the door that morning as soon as we opened the door, the humidity slapped us in the face. The humidity was 92% with the dew point being 73!!!!!!!
Anyway, we get down to the path and get started about 7:20am. There were already several people there too. The first 3 miles I forced myself to go very slow! More slower than I would have had the weather been decent and if my running partner had been there. At a little over mile 3 I stopped for some water and some chomps. I wanted to make sure that I stayed hydrated and stretched. It didn't matter to me how long it took to run this because it mattered to me to stay injury free and hydrated. I stopped 2 more times for water and to stretch then at mile 6 decided it was time to get rid of the compression sleeves on my calves. It was so hot and I thought that would be just two less pieces of clothing on me. I was glad I did! While sitting on the path and taking them off one of the male runners that we usually see each Saturday was walking. I asked him how he was doing and he replied that he was on his 20 mile run and still had 6 miles to go and it was awful. He said it was the worse run he has had and I could tell he was not at all happy. There were several more runners we seen and they too were walking and just looking like they were flat struggling because of the weather. I went up to the 6.5 turnaround point and then did a little walking then some running. I did this to about mile 7.5 and just was done. My hubby took off for the car and I continued to walk/run. I did .25 mile of walking then running. I managed to get that to 10.01 miles when hubby was there with the car to pick me up. The only positive I can take from this run is that I was mentally okay!! It was hot! It was humid! And I wasn't the only one struggling. I did what I could do considering everything.
As far as me running the half marathon....I'm scared. But yet kind of excited too! I have wanted this for so long and it's just time to get over that finish line. I need to get this under my belt. No worries, no time, JUST FINISH!
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